Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Monday, April 29, 2013

Pandemonium



Back street in Lisbon
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This post is linked to Monday Mural

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Tea House


Monserrate, Sintra

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Still Operating


Old post box on a building wall at downtown Oeiras

Friday, April 26, 2013

Peter


Oeiras Marina
 
Peter is famous among yachters and also whale watchers at the Azores Archipelago. There are in total thirteen locations of Peter's spread throughout Portugal.

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Barrel Cactus


Probably a Ferocactus species (my collection)

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Decay (LXXXII)



Two doors, same building at Oeiras

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Shakespeare


"King Lear", Cascais Experimental Theater
 
This is my contribution to the City Daily Photo theme day:
National Days (3): Saint George's Day (England)
 
I could have chosen a photo of the São Jorge (St. George) Castle in Lisbon to post today, but instead I decided to make a tribute to England itself and what better than William?
 

Monday, April 22, 2013

Winter vs. Spring



Oeiras Palace gardens

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Little Model

 
Landeau Chocolate café at LXFactory, Lisbon
 
Photo shoot for the ItsyBitsy magazine

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Global Warming: Invaders

 
Someone's yard at Carcavelos
 
First we had the flying African Cockroach, then we had the Asian Beetle which is killing our Palm Trees. The Dengue Mosquito was recently found in Madeira Island and last summer our beaches were invaded by the super venomous Portuguese Man O'War (or Blue Bottle), a jellyfish-like marine cnidarian usually found in Central America. Now there's the Asian Wasp destroying beehives and killing all the bees.
I don't know if the insect shown above is a bee or a wasp, but I have never seen such a 'thing' in Portugal before.

Friday, April 19, 2013

Baptismal Font


Church of Our Lady of Remedies (17th century) at Carcavelos

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Two Palaces


Santana Square, Lisbon

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Spanish Tall Ship

 
Lisbon Docks

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Pena Palace


Sintra's Mountain Range

Monday, April 15, 2013

#5


Lane at Cascais

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Survivor


Rebelva, Carcavelos
 
I think it's pretty amazing how some old humble houses like this one have not yet been swallowed by the urban jungle that surrounds them. This shot seems to have been taken at a lost village somewhere in the countryside, but it was not. This is a busy street, actually.

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Stapelia

 
Blooming succulent from my collection

Friday, April 12, 2013

Decay (LXXXI)

 
Alfama, Lisbon
 
Whoever tried to 'restore' the tiled wall has not had much success. What a patch! :-)

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Stairs


Alentejo House, Lisbon

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Street Lamp


Alfama, Lisbon

Monday, April 8, 2013

Orthodox Church


Castelo district, Lisbon
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This post is linked to Monday Mural

Sunday, April 7, 2013

Ice Plant

 
Sea Promenade at Carcavelos

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Friday, April 5, 2013

Espresso

 
Small café at Carcavelos

Thursday, April 4, 2013

National Archive of Torre do Tombo


The archive is one of the oldest institutions in Portugal, since its installation in one of the towers of the castle in Lisbon, occurring during the reign of Fernando I (1378). It was moved from the National Palace of São Bento to the new building in 1990.

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Moorish Inspiration

 
Alentejo House (Alverca Palace), Lisbon

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Invalids' Alley


As you can see, there's a way out at the end so it's not an alley anymore but the name of this very old narrow passageway at Cascais was kept the same.

P.S. According to Dave's comment (thank you, Dave!) this is called alley in the USA. In Portugal the word beco means a street with no exit, otherwise we call it travessa (lane).

Monday, April 1, 2013

Zebra...


Lisbon Zoo
 
A little tribute to the animal whose name was given to millions of pedestrian crossings around the world. This is my contribution to the City Daily Photo April theme day: Pedestrians Crossing.